This is an analysis of the poem I Arise From Dreams Of Thee that begins with:

I arise from dreams of thee
In the first sweet sleep of night, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbAbcb bdedbbfb gefegbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 0011101 1011101 1011101 1010101 1010011 111111 0110101 0100111 1010101 010101 111001 0100001 010101 111111 1010111 111001 111111 1110101 1111111 11011101 111111 11010101 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, my are repeated.

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  • summary of I Arise From Dreams Of Thee;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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